353495 - Data pasted into compose window loses formatting on Mac [Apple, clipboard, copy]

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 239817

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, defect)

Description

[guanxi]

Any data pasted into the compose window loses all formatting.  I
tested it with TextEdit, and a Mozillazine poster reported it with
Word and Excel.
( http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=2497555 )

The problem does not occur when pasting to Mail.app or on Windows.


Steps to reproduce:

    1)  Open TextEdit, set to Rich Text mode (Format >> Make Rich
        Text).

    2)  Type something and format it (bold, italic, etc).  Copy
        it.

    3)  Open Thunderbird, open a compose window, and ensure it's
        configured to send HTML mail.

    4)  Paste the text.  Note all formatting is lost.

    5)  Now open Mail.app, open a compose window, and paste the
        text.  Note that formatting is preserved.


Under Windows, TB's compose windows preserves formatting,
including tables from Excel 2002 (a.k.a., Excel XP).


Possibly related bugs:

    bug 239817 - probably the same bug
    bug 312739
    bug 310948


System:

    Mac OS X 10.3.9
    Thunderbird 1.0
    (Note that the Mozillazine reporter used TB 1.5.0.7 Intel
    version)

Comment 1

[Adam Guthrie]

Yes, I think this is a dupe.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 239817 ***